Year 9 History: Stand-Alone Resources

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Modern History: Stand-Alone Resources
The following resources can be used either as Miscellaneous homework / extension activities or as stand-alone lesson units in themselves.
1.	ActiveHistory Mysteries [Interactive] A series of engaging "Historical Mysteries" designed to develop skills of question formulation, deduction, research, groupwork and essay writing. Using a range of visual and written "clues", students piece together a genuine historical mystery and work towards an independent conclusion. Worksheets and markschemes included.
2.	The Worst Jobs in History: Victorian This activity can be used as a stand-alone lesson, homework assignment or as part of a broader unit on "Was life Good or Bad during this particular period?". The worksheet has basic activities for a 30 minute lesson, and extension tasks that could be followed up later.
3.	"Timeline of my Birthday" - worksheet Replace [DATE GOES HERE] with the month / day of your birthday (e.g. “November 30th”). Go to https://www.activehistory.co.uk/birthdayTimeline and input your birthday. It will provide a list of events, births and deaths that took place across a wide range of time on the day you were born. Select AT LEAST FIVE of these entries to put into your timeline, following these rules: a. At least one ‘event’, one ‘birth’ and one ‘death’ must be included b. No more than one entry in each row (=century) c. Put a picture relating to this entry in a cell next to it, with a caption. Complete the final row with information about yourself.
4.	George III / George IV: A stand-alone worksheet designed to develop understanding of censorship and propaganda.
5.	Kings and Queens: Charles I to George II Learn about these monarchs interactively!
6.	Death on the Railways A sourcework investigation.
7.	Victorian Life - spotting anachronism Students use Encarta to spot the anachronisms contained in the account.
8.	Children in the factories - detecting bias Students edit and analyse a primary source document in order detect bias.
9.	The Amazing Animated Steam machines A worksheet and lesson plan to accompany the excellent resource at the BBC site.
10	Slavery and Civil Rights Timeline quiz, followed by a structured Internet Investigation.
11.	Social Conditions: Local History Study The Bilston Cholera Epidemic A complete project pack for a 5-hour unit.